President Museveni’s “fishermen cabinet” of June 2021 was a gamble that stunned Ugandans. He elevated figures who were not widely expected to hold such prominent roles, describing them as fishermen pulled from the grassroots to serve at the highest level. Five years later, the record of the
Global health is evolving rapidly, with breakthroughs turning into medicine.The latest advancement in viral research is Lenacapavir, an FDA-approved HIV injectable drug manufactured by American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.Renowned as a convenient, long-acting alternati
Hassan Basajjabalaba (in blue suit with a yellow cap) during his campaigns for Entrepreneurs League chairman in the NRM CEC electionsIshaka, Bushenyi – Fresh allegations of unpaid work have rocked Kampala International University (KIU), after investigative journalist Ninye Tabz exposed w
A section of Rubanda District LC.5 Councilors has protested the Ministry of Education and Sports’ directive to demote head teachers whose schools performed poorly in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).The debate erupted during a District Council meeting on Monday as members disc
Six residents of Nyakarembe Village, Kagunga Parish in Bukimbiri Sub-County, Bukimbiri County, have been released from Kisoro Government Prison following a High Court ruling that acquitted them of murder and aggravated robbery charges.The suspects, Ezra Monday, Tomas Arinaitwe, Gerald Baje
A Ugandan MP has told Museveni to appoint Muhoozi vice president. Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, aged 81 and Uganda’s ruler since 1986, is expected to unveil his 2026-2031 cabinet in coming months.Currently, Maj (rtd) Jessica Alupo is the vice president, having taken office in 2021
A bombshell Auditor General’s 2025 report has torn through the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), exposing a deeply troubling mix of financial mismanagement, weak oversight, stalled innovation programs and outright administrative lapses under the leadership of Executive Director Profe
They are on the road before dawn and still riding long after dark, threading through Kampala’s gridlocked streets for fares that rarely exceed a few thousand shillings. For Uganda’s boda boda riders, the pressure to earn is relentless and increasingly, it is deadly.Motorcycles are at t
Two university students have died in separate road accidents around Kampala, highlighting the growing toll of traffic crashes on young people amid rising fatalities nationwide.Michael Kavuma Tevin, a graduate student at Makerere University’s College of Engineering, Design, Art and Techno
Drivers and motorists have called on government traffic enforcement teams to consider the condition of roads before imposing fines under the Express Penalty System (EPS).Speaking at a three-day consultative meeting in Jinja City, aimed at validating newly proposed EPS provisions, drivers a
